Episodes

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Welcome to The Professionals Episode guide. Each episode is listed in the Original UK television Transmission order. Under each episode are the dates it was filmed, the date is was first transmitted, the writer, the director, any guest stars, and also a brief synopsis.

For a list of the production/filming orders, see below series 4 for the complete details.

Series 1

'Private Madness, Public Danger'
Filmed - 30/08/77 to 12/09/77
First Transmitted - 30/12/77
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - David Wickes
Guest Star(s) - Keith Barron (Nesbitt)
Brief Synopsis - A man hopes to force the government to stop all work on biological weapons by threatening to unleash a potent poison into the water supply.

'The Female Factor'
Filmed - 13/09/77 to 19/09/77
First Transmitted - 06/01/78
Written by - Anthony Read
Directed by - Douglas Camfield
Guest Star(s) - Anthony Steel (Sir Charles Milvern)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle go after Russian agents who are using a prostitute to blackmail a government minister.

'Old Dog with New Tricks'
Filmed - 13/06/77 to 01/08/77
First Transmitted - 13/01/78
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - Sidney Hayers
Guest Star(s) - Johnny Shannon (Charley Turkel)
Brief Synopsis - A recently escaped prisoner intends on kidnapping the Home Secretary to exchange for his still incarcerated brother, but ends up kidnapping Cowley instead.

'Killer with a Long Arm'
Filmed - 02/08/77 to 15/08/77
First Transmitted - 20/01/1978
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - David Wickes
Guest Star(s) - Michael Latimer (Georgi), Diane Keen (Hilda)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle are assigned to capture an assassin in possession of a new rifle with a two mile range before he can kill a visiting foreign prince at Wimbledon.

'Heroes'
Filmed - 16/08/77 to ??/09/77
First Transmitted - 27/01/1978
Written by - James McAteer
Directed by - William Brayne
Guest Star(s) - John Castle (Tommy)
Brief Synopsis - C.I.5 must protect the lives of witnesses to an assassination whose lives become endangered after a newspaper reveals their names.

'Where the Jungle Ends'
Filmed - 18/07/77 to 29/07/77
First Transmitted - 03/02/1978
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - Raymond Menmuir
Guest Star(s) - David Suchet (Krivas)
Brief Synopsis - Old associates of Bodie's have formed a mercenary group which is responsible for a bank robbery.

'Close Quarters'
Filmed - 11/10/77 to 24/10/77
First Transmitted - 10/02/1978
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - William Brayne
Guest Star(s) - Hildegard Neil (Sara)
Brief Synopsis - An injured Bodie, his girlfriend, and some innocent bystanders are under siege in a country home by German terrorists who are being hunted by CI5 after Bodie captures one of their members.

'Everest was Also Conquered'
Filmed - 27/09/77 to 10/10/77
First Transmitted - 17/02/1978
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - Francis Megahy
Guest Star(s) - Michael Denison (Lord Derrington), Richard Greene (Neil Turvey)
Brief Synopsis - The death bed confession of a high ranking government official prompts Cowley to reopen a ten year old murder case which uncovers corruption in high places.

'When the Heat Cools Off'
Filmed - 08/11/77 to 21/11/77
First Transmitted - 24/02/1978
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - Ray Auston
Guest Star(s) - Peter Hughes (Bill Haydon)
Brief Synopsis - The daughter of the man convicted of killing Doyle's old partner on a preponderance of circumstantial evidence asks for Doyle's help in proving her father's innocence.

'Stakeout'
Filmed - 22/11/77 to 5/10/77
First Transmitted - 03/03/1978
Written by - Dennis Spooner
Directed by - Benjamin Wickers
Guest Star(s) - David Collings (Frank)
Brief Synopsis - While on a stake-out of a bowling alley to investigate the killing of an undercover operative, Bodie and Doyle uncover a terrorist plot to detonate a nuclear device.

'Long Shot'
Filmed - 04/07/77 to 15/07/77
First Transmitted - 10/03/1978
Written by - Anthony Read
Directed by - Ernest Day
Guest Star(s) - Roger Loyd-Pack (Ramos)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle are assigned to protect the members of an international anti terrorism conference when it is learned that one of the attendees is marked for death.

'Look After Annie'
Filmed - 25/10/77 to 07/11/77
First Transmitted - 17/03/1978
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - Charles Crichton
Guest Star(s) - Diana Fairfax (Annie)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle are assigned to look after a controversial evangelist who was once an old flame of Cowley's.

'Klansmen'
Filmed - 06/12/77 to 19/12/77
First Transmitted - Never shown on UK Television
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - Pat Jackson
Guest Star(s) - Anthony Booth (Dinny)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle are assigned to investigate a series of violent incidents in a black community committed by men wearing white Ku Klux Klan robes.



Series 2

'Hunter/Hunted'
Filmed - 19/06/78 to 30/06/78
First Transmitted - 07/10/1978
Written by - Anthony Read
Directed by - Anthony Simmons
Guest Star(s) - Cheryl Kennedy (Kathie), Bryan Marshall (Preston)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle must recover a new gun with laser aided sights that they were assigned to test but which ended up getting stolen from Doyle's flat.

'The Rack'
Filmed - 17/07/78 to 28/07/78
First Transmitted - 14/10/1978
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - Peter Medak
Guest Star(s) - Michael Billington (John Coogan), Lisa Harrow (Geraldine Mather), Trevor Adams (Benny)
Brief Synopsis - C.I.5's existence is threatened when the organization is put on trial after Bodie accidentally kills a man who was part of a narcotics ring.

'First Night'
Filmed - 03/07/78 to 14/07/78
First Transmitted - 21/10/1978
Written by - Gerry O'Hara
Directed by - David Wickes
Guest Star(s) - Nadim Sawalha (Arab Diplomat)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle are assigned to rescue an important Israeli minister who was kidnapped while under British police protection.

'Man without a Past'
Filmed - 31/07/78 to 11/08/78
First Transmitted - 28/10/1978
Written by - Jeremy Burnham and Michael Armstrong
Directed by - Martin Campbell
Guest Star(s) - John Carson (Brian Forrest), John Castle (Peter Crabbe)
Brief Synopsis - An American mob informant who was given a new identity for turning state's evidence is targeted for death by American mobsters who injure Bodie's girlfriend in one of their attempts on his life.

'In the Public Interest'
Filmed - 14/08/78 to 25/08/78
First Transmitted - 04/11/1978
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - Pennant Roberts
Guest Star(s) - Paul Hardwick (Green), John Judd (Chives)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle end up marked for death when they travel to a small rural town to investigate allegations of police corruption and brutality.

'Rogue'
Filmed - 05/07/78 to 16/07/78
First Transmitted - 11/11/1978
Written by - Dennis Spooner
Directed by - Ray Austin
Guest Star(s) - Glyn Owen (Barry Martin)
Brief Synopsis - An old friend of Cowley's turns rogue and turns a witness he was assigned to bring in for debriefing over to the villains.

'Not a Very Civil Civil Servant'
Filmed - 28/08/78 to 08/09/78
First Transmitted - 18/11/1978
Written by - Edmund Ward
Directed by - Anthony Simmons
Guest Star(s) - Maurice Denham (Sir James Temple), Bill Fraser (Col. Summerville)
Brief Synopsis - The C.I.5 is asked to investigate allegations of corruption in the housing industry after a witness in a corruption trial dies under suspicious circumstances.

'A Stirring of Dust'
Filmed - 11/09/78 to 22/09/78
First Transmitted - 25/11/1978
Written by - Don Houghton
Directed by - Martin Campbell
Guest Star(s) - Robert Urquhart (Darby)
Brief Synopsis - Cowley hopes that a double agent who avoided going to jail for treason by fleeing to Moscow will lead him to other Britain double agents when Cowley learns he secretly returned to the UK.

'Blind Run'
Filmed - 25/09/78 to 06/10/78
First Transmitted - 02/12/1978
Written by - Ranald Graham
Directed by - Tom Clegg
Guest Star(s) - Jasmina Hilton (Leia), Tommy Boyle (Charlie), Sandra Payne (Phillipa)
Brief Synopsis - Doyle and Bodie get involved in an attempted assassination and the siege of a London mansion while acting as escorts for an Arab VIP.

'Fall Girl'
Filmed - 09/10/78 to 20/10/78
First Transmitted - 09/12/1978
Written by - Ranald Graham
Directed by - William Brayne
Guest Star(s) - Frederick Jaeger (Schuman), Michael Latimer (Willis)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie becomes a pawn in the espionage game when he renews his acquaintance with an East German film star whose husband is a spy.


Series 3

'The Purging of CI5'
Filmed - 13/08/79 to 24/08/79
First Transmitted - 27/10/1979
Written by - Stephen Lister
Directed by - Denis Abey
Guest Star(s) - Simon Rouse (Phillips), Sally Harrison (Susan)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle go after a mad bomber who is out to eliminate C.I.5 and has successfully killed two agents.

'Backtrack'
Filmed - 30/10/78/ to 03/11/78 & 09/04/79 to 13/04/79
First Transmitted - 03/11/1979
Written by - Don Houghton
Directed by - Christopher King
Guest Star(s) - Liz Fraser (Margery), Michael Elphick (Garbett)
Brief Synopsis - The discovery of a large cache of arms and the death of a cat burglar has Bodie and Doyle backtracking the burglars last days in order to ascertain the reason for his death.

'Stopover'
Filmed - 23/04/79 to 04/05/79
First Transmitted - 10/11/1979
Written by - John Goldsmith
Directed by - William Brayne
Guest Star(s) - James Laurenson (Meredith), Michael Gothard (Kodai), Morris Perry (Radouk)
Brief Synopsis - A former C.I.5 agent reappears in the London docks after a long absence with information that makes Cowley an assassination target.

'Dead Reckoning'
Filmed - 04/06/79 to 15/06/79
First Transmitted - 17/11/1979
Written by - Philip Loraine
Directed by - Denis Lewiston
Guest Star(s) - Derek Godfrey (Stefan Batak I), Carol Royle (Anna Batak)
Brief Synopsis - A Soviet spy captured by the British is exchanged for Batak, a British agent captured by the Soviets- however the C.I.5 discovers all is not as it seems when they debrief Batak.

'The Madness of Mickey Hamilton'
Filmed - 12/03/79 to 23/03/79
First Transmitted - 24/11/1979
Written by - Christopher Wicking
Directed by - William Brayne
Guest Star(s) - Ian McDiarmid (Mickey Hamilton)
Brief Synopsis - A mentally unbalanced man takes a hospital hostage as revenge on doctors whom he blames for damaging his daughter and wife.

'A Hiding to Nothing'
Filmed - 21/05/79 to 01/06/79
First Transmitted - 01/12/1979
Written by - Ted Childs
Directed by - Gerry O'Hara
Guest Star(s) - Nadim Sawalha (Doad)
Brief Synopsis - Security arrangements for a summit meeting are put in jeopardy when the secretary of the minister in charge of security reveals information to her lover.

'Runner'
Filmed - 07/05/79 to 18/05/79
First Transmitted - 08/12/1979
Written by - Michael Feeney Callan
Directed by - Martin Campbell
Guest Star(s) - Michael Kitchen (Duffy), Barbara Kellerman (Sylvie)
Brief Synopsis - A former mobster who has a grudge against both the mob and Doyle attempts to incite a war between the C.I.5 and the mob.

'Servant of Two Masters'
Filmed - 26/03/79 to 06/04/79
First Transmitted - 15/12/1979
Written by - Douglas Watkin
Directed by - Ferdinand Fairfax
Guest Star(s) - David De Keyser (Otto Hahn), Glynn Edwards (Alfred Cole)
Brief Synopsis - Not realizing that Cowley is working undercover, Mr. Plum, a secret service official suspects him of treason and assigns Bodie and Doyle to prove their boss a traitor.

Series 4

'The Acorn Syndrome'
Filmed - 10/09/79 to 21/09/79
First Transmitted - 07/09/1980
Written by - John Kruse
Directed by - Martin Campbell
Guest Star(s) - Michael Craig (Guthrie)
Brief Synopsis - East German agents kidnap the daughter of a government engineer in order to force him to hand over secret papers on a new top secret jet engine tank.

'Wild Justice'
Filmed - 30/06/80 to 11/07/80
First Transmitted - 14/09/1980
Written by - Ronald Graham
Directed by - Dennis Abey
Guest Star(s) - Larry Lamb (Jack Craine), Sarah Douglas (Dr. Kate Ross)
Brief Synopsis - Doyle is sent to bring in Bodie who has disobeyed orders and gone after a motorcycle gang whom he blames for the death of a friend.

'Fugitive'
Filmed - 27/08/79 to 07/09/79
First Transmitted - 21/09/1980
Written by - Gerry O'Hara
Directed by - Dennis Lewiston
Guest Star(s) - Michael Byrne (Werner)
Brief Synopsis - A German terrorist who retired from terrorism and is now living in Britain finds herself suspected of being behind the murder of a C.I.A agent in London, after a visit from her old associates.

'Involvement'
Filmed - 05/11/79 to 16/11/79
First Transmitted - 28/09/1980
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - Chris Burt
Guest Star(s) - Patricia Hodge (Ann)
Brief Synopsis - The dying words of an Italian informant lead to the smashing of a drug operation, run by the father of Doyle's girlfriend.

'Need to Know'
Filmed - 09/07/79 to 20/07/79
First Transmitted - 05/10/1980
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - William Brayne
Guest Star(s) - Patrick O'Connell (Manton), Norman Jones (Drake)
Brief Synopsis - Cowley fights a deadly duel with the KGB after he is accused of being a double agent.

'Takeaway'
Filmed - 22/10/79 to 02/11/79
First Transmitted - 12/10/1980
Written by - Roger Marshfield
Directed by - Douglas Camfield
Guest Star(s) - Chai Lee (Esther)
Brief Synopsis - C.I.5 goes after a terrorist group which has been supplying drugs to American troops stationed in Europe.

'Blackout'
Filmed - 14/07/80 to 25/07/80
First Transmitted - 19/10/1980
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - William Brayne
Guest Star(s) - Ben Cross (Stuart), Linda Hayden (Gerda)
Brief Synopsis - An amnesiac girl holds the only clue to the location of a terrorist attack on top secret diplomatic talks.

'Blood Sports'
Filmed - 11/08/80 to 22/08/80
First Transmitted - 26/10/1980
Written by - Gerry O'Hara
Directed by - Phil Meheaux
Guest Star(s) - Michael Griffiths (Captain Hidalgo)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle investigate the death of the son of a South American dictator who was shot while playing polo in England.

'Slush Fund'
Filmed - 24/09/79 to 05/10/79
First Transmitted - 02/11/1980
Written by - Roger Marshall
Directed by - William Brayne
Guest Star(s) - Stuart Wilson (Van Neikerk)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle hunt for an assassin who has been hired to kill a journalist.

'The Gun'
Filmed - 16/06/80 to 27/06/80
First Transmitted - 09/11/1980
Written by - Christopher Wicking
Directed by - Dennis Lewiston
Guest Star(s) - Celia Gregory (Inger)
Brief Synopsis - Two students discovery of a gun at an international school in London puts Bodie and Doyle on the trail of a large shipment of heroin due to arrive in England.

'Hijack'
Filmed - 25/08/80 to 05/09/80
First Transmitted - 30/11/1980
Written by - Roger Marshfield
Directed by - Martin Campbell
Guest Star(s) - Dave King (Harry Walter), Jill Baker (Amanda), Dennis Lill (Merhart)
Brief Synopsis - A breakdown in diplomatic relations between East and West could result when it is discovered that gold bullion entering the UK is coming from behind the Iron Curtain.

'Mixed Doubles'
Filmed - 25/06/79 to 06/07/79
First Transmitted - 07/12/1980
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - Roger Tucker
Guest Star(s) - Ian McCulloch (Macklin)
Brief Synopsis - Two assassins have targeted as their victim a Mid Eastern leader who Bodie and Doyle have been assigned to protect.

'Weekend in the Country'
Filmed - 08/10/79 to 19/10/79
First Transmitted - 14/12/1980
Written by - Gerry O'Hara
Directed by - James Allen
Guest Star(s) - Bryan Pringle (Case)
Brief Synopsis - A gang of escaped bank robbers threaten to kill Bodie, Doyle and their girlfriends who they have trapped in a farm house.

'Kickback'
Filmed - 22/09/80 to 03/10/80
First Transmitted - 20/12/1980
Written by - Stephen Lister
Directed by - Ian Sharpe
Guest Star(s) - Norman Eshley (Jimmy Keller), Meg Davies (Sheila Kaufmann)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie's loyalties are put to the test when an old friend tries to hire him to kill a public official.

'It's Only a Beautiful Picture'
Filmed - 28/07/80 to 08/08/80
First Transmitted - 27/12/1980
Written by - Edmund Ward
Directed by - Dennis Lewiston
Guest Star(s) - Moray Watson (Jeremy Sangster), Jonathan Newth (James Tibbs), Prunella Gee (Sara Gresham)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle go undercover in order to crack a sophisticated and efficient gang of art thieves.


Series 5

'Foxhole on the Roof'
Filmed - 20/10/80 to 31/10/80
First Transmitted - 07/11/1982
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - William Brayne
Guest Star(s) - Stanley Meadows (Roddy Barker), Karl Howman (Stacey)
Brief Synopsis - After serving a 25 year prison term a recently released criminal puts a hospital under siege from a fortified foxhole on top of a nearby building.

'Operation Susie'
Filmed - 17/11/80 to 28/11/80
First Transmitted - 14/11/1982
Written by - Ronald Graham
Directed by - Ian Sharp
Guest Star(s) - Alice Krige (Diana Molner), Ewan Stewart (Rudiger Molner)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle uncover a group of foreign exchange students who are running a drug trafficking operation, which sells artificial cocaine.

'You'll be Alright'
Filmed - 08/11/80 to 19/11/80
First Transmitted - 21/11/1982
Written by - Gerry O'Hara
Directed by - John Crome
Guest Star(s) - Derrick O'Connor (Jack Stone), Geraldine Sherman (Chrissie Stone), Melissa Wilks (Linda Stone), Jason Savage (Nick Stone)
Brief Synopsis - A criminal comes to Doyle seeking protection for his family who have been threatened by rival mobsters.

'Lawson's Last Stand'
Filmed - 13/04/81 to 24/04/81
First Transmitted - 28/11/1982
Written by - Ronald Graham
Directed by - Ian Sharp
Guest Star(s) - Michael Culver (Lt.Col. Peter Lawson), John Hallam (Tug Willis)
Brief Synopsis - C.I.5 is assigned to track down an Army Lt. Colonel in possession of NATO secrets who may have been kidnapped by Soviet spys.

'Discovered in a Graveyard'
Filmed - 06/10/80 to 17/10/80
First Transmitted - 05/12/1982
Written by - Christopher Wicking
Directed by - Anthony Simmons
Guest Star(s) - Derek Waring (Dr. Seigel)
Brief Synopsis - Doyle loses the will to live after being hit by a terrorist's bullet, while Bodie makes an all out effort to find the girl who shot him.

'Spy Probe'
Filmed - 11/05/81 to 22/05/81 (Final episode filmed)
First Transmitted - 12/12/1982
Written by - Tony Barwick
Directed by - Anthony Simmons
Guest Star(s) - Paul Daneman (Dawson)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle go after an organization which is killing ordinary people for no apparent purpose.

'Cry Wolf'
Filmed - 16/03/81 to 27/03/81
First Transmitted - 09/01/1983
Written by - Paul Wheeler
Directed by - Phil Mehuex
Guest Star(s) - Sheila Ruskin (Susan Grant), Alan MacNaughtan (Laughlin)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie is assigned to protect the adopted daughter of an old friend of Cowley's who is being threatened by anonymous phone calls.

'The Untouchables'
Filmed - 01/12/80 to 12/12/80
First Transmitted - 16/01/1983
Written by - Brian Clemens
Directed by - William Brayne
Guest Star(s) - Nick Brimble (Hart)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle are assigned to frame an Arab Diplomat- who is a ruthless killer, but can't be touched by British law- so that he will be recalled home on criminal charges.

'The Ojuka Situation'
Filmed - 03/11/80 to 14/11/80
First Transmitted - 23/01/1983
Written by - Dave Humphries
Directed by - Christopher King
Guest Star(s) - Clarke Peters (President Ojuka)
Brief Synopsis - Bodie and Doyle are assigned to protect the deposed ruler of an African nation who is in Britain to recruit allies to fight his enemies.

'A Man Called Quinn'
Filmed - 30/03/81 to 10/04/81
First Transmitted - 30/01/1983
Written by - Tony Barwick
Directed by - Chris Burt
Guest Star(s) - Del Henney (Quinn), Steven Berkoff (Krasnov)
Brief Synopsis - The KGB, to kill all his former colleagues is priming Quinn, a former secret service agent who is now a patient in a mental institution.

'No Stone'
Filmed - 27/04/81 to 08/05/81
First Transmitted - 06/02/1983
Written by - Roger Marshall
Directed by - Chris Burt
Guest Star(s) - Sarah Neville (Ulrike), John Wheatley (Jimmy Kilpin)
Brief Synopsis - C.I.5 is assigned the task of apprehending a terrorist gang behind a series of bombings in London.


Production/Filming Order - See above for exact dates

Block 1 (13/06/77 - ??/??/??)
'Old Dog with New Tricks'
'Long Shot'
'Where the Jungle Ends'
'Killer with a Long Arm'
'Heroes'
'Private Madness, Public Danger'
'Female Factor'
'Everest was Also Conquered'
'Close Quarters'
'Look After Annie'
'When the Heat Cools Off'
'Stakeout'
'Klansmen'

Block 2 (05/06/78 - 20/04/79)
'Rogue'
'Hunter Hunted'
'First Night'
'The Rack'
'Man Without a Past'
'In the Public Interest'
'Not a Very Civil Civil Servant'
'A Stirring of Dust'
'Blind Run'
'Fall Girl'
'Backtrack'
'The Madness of Mickey Hamilton'
'Servant of Two Masters'

Block 3 (23/04/79 - 16/11/79)
'Stopover'
'Runner'
'A Hiding to Nothing'
'Dead Reckoning'
'Mixed Doubles'
'Need to Know'
'The Purging of CI5'
'Fugitive'
'The Acorn Syndrome'
'Slush Fund'
'Weekend in the Country'
'Takeaway'
'Involvement'

Block 4 (??/06/80 - ??/12/80)
'The Gun'
'Wild Justice'
'Blackout'
'It's Only a Beautiful Picture'
'Blood Sports'
'Hijack'
'You'll be Alright'
'Kickback'
'Discovered in a Graveyard'
'Foxhole on the Roof '
'The Ojuka Situation'
'Operation Susie'
'The Untouchables'

Block 5 (16/03/81 - 22/05/81)
'Cry Wolf'
'A Man Called Quinn'
'Lawson's Last Stand'
'No Stone'
'Spy Probe'